The following materials background is
derived from the works of Vrylakos on Eric Noah’s Unofficial 3e News Board.
All else is the work of Ed Hastings, aka the Killer Shrike.

Phanoshani Ribboned Blademaster Prestige Class

Phanosh is a city peopled with entertainers, dancers, artisans, and folk of
culture and learning. The people of Phanosh tend to have a lust for travel and
new sites. Many natives make their way to other nations as part of traveling
shows or even lone minstrels. The Phanoshani as a people love glitz and glam,
and are appreciative of flair and panache. Therefore it is hardly surprising
that even their martial studies contain as much performance art as combat
effectiveness.

The Phanoshani Ribboned Blade style is the predominant Fencing school of
Phanosh. It is most easily recognized by the long colored ribbons attached to
the practitioners sword hilts, and the strange dance-like katas employed
therein. This Phanoshani technique focuses on swirling, highly energetic foot
and blade work, and the snapping of the long ribbons in the face of opponents to
cause confusion.

The style is popular amongst Bards and Performers, but has it’s
practitioners amongst other professions as well.

Class AbilitiesWeapon and Armor Proficiencies: The practitioner gains the Exotic Weapon
Proficiency: Ribboned Sword, which applies to all Martial and Simple swords
which the practitioner is proficient with that also have Ribbons affixed to
thier hilt and/or pommel. This prestige class grants no other additional weapon
or armor proficiencies.

'Ribboned' abilities: At 1st, 3rd, and 5th level the Phanoshani Ribboned
Blademaster learns a technique developed around the use of 3'-6' long colored
ribbons or scarfs attached firmly to the hilt and/or pommel of a Medium or Light
sword they are particularly proficient with by a trained weaponsmith. These
abilities may only be used when the user is wielding such a weapon that he has
Weapon Focus or Weapon Finesse with. Anyone else trying to employ such a
Ribboned Sword suffers penalties exactly as if they were non-proficient with the
weapon. Proficiency with a Ribboned Sword is an Exotic Weapon Proficiency that
has no special inherent benefits; its usefulness is limited to a combat style
such as the Phanoshani's.

The Ribboned Blade: At 1st level the Ribboned Blademaster has learned to
swirl his sword's ribbons around and distract his opponent through a variety of
footwork, blade flashes, and ribbon pops. The Ribboned Blademaster gains Weapon
Flurry as a virtual Feat (listed below).

quote:

New Feat by Ed HastingsWeapon Flurry [Fighting Style]
You are skilled at performing complex displays of weapon flairs that
disorient foes.Prerequisites: Dexterity 13+, Base Attack +6Benefit: The practitioner may choose to execute a weapon flurry as a
move-equivalent action, granting a competence bonus to hit equal to the
practitioners Dexterity bonus on their next melee attack. This melee attack
must be made in the same round or be the first action made in the following
round. Any greater interval of time negates the bonus. This is usable in
conjunction with Weapon Finesse.

Spring Attack: At 2nd level the Ribboned Blademaster has learned to
leap and dance about the battlefield, warding off foes and striking where
least expected. The practitioner gains Spring Attack as a virtual Feat.

The Ribboned Toss: At 3rd level the Ribboned Blademaster has learned a
difficult and tricky maneuver whereby they launch their sword at their
opponent while maintaining a grip on the end of its pommel ribbon. This
enables the practitioner to fling his sword at an opponent up to 10 feet away
as a standard attack option for a single attack, and then return the sword to
his hand; the sword counts as being thrown for this purpose and therefore the
practitioners strength bonus (if any) applies to any damage inflicted.

Whirlwind Attack: At 4th level the Ribboned Blademaster has learned to
swirl his sword about in confusing arcs to all sides in a whirling dance of
pain. The practitioner gains Whirlwind Attack as a virtual Feat.

The Ribboned Dance: At 5th level the Ribboned fighting style has
completed its growth and can now be indistinguishable from a very complex and
intricate dance if the practitioner so wishes. The practitioner’s strange
deportment when using this ability can offset less able opponents, granting
the practitioner an almost impossible to match grace upon the battlefield, but
leaves him dreadfully undefended against more able foes. The Ribboned
Blademaster gains Unorthodoxed Attacks as a virtual Feat (listed below).

quote:

New feat by Ed HastingsUnorthodox Attacks [Fighting Style]
You are skilled at adopting strange poses, moving unusually, and generally
adopting bizarre positions in combat. This can sometimes disconcert foes for
significant advantage but can also make you dangerously vulnerable to more
skilled opponents.Prerequisites: Expertise, Dexterity 13+, Base Attack +6Benefit: To use this Feat, the practitioner must declare that he is
using it and pass a Reflex Save versus a his opponents highest attack bonus
before making his own attack. If facing multiple opponents, use the single
highest attack bonus of all the opponents. If he succeeds the practitioner
gains a +5 circumstance bonus to both his attack rolls and to his AC until
his next action in the following round. Should he fail his Reflex save then
the practitioner suffers a –5 circumstance penalty to hit and to AC until
his next action in the following round.